Irish Film Festival
We would like to invite you to a special screening of Irish films exploring the cultural life of Ireland.
Featured Film Information - Tullamore Memorial Hall
10.30 am Paddy Hayes. Documentaries: Am An Ghatair Deora
It is in Gaelic with English subtitles. In the summer of 1920, the War of Independence was brought to an abrupt end in Templemore, Co. Tipperary when pilgrims rushed to the town on hearing of statues of the Virgin Mary weeping blood from the eyes! The statues were believed to have curative powers, and their unassuming owner, te
11.15 am Diabhal ag an Damhsa
On that chilly starlit night, a tall brooding stranger entered Tooreen dance hall, with a whiff of danger emanating from him. Bridget had the innocence of Eve in the Garden of Eden but she shared her inquisitiveness. When the two of them took to the dance floor, heads turned. Tooreen, where cheek to cheek dancing was forbidden by the priests, had never witnessed this kind of lustful dancing before. Written by Anonymous
A retelling of that fateful fearful night in 1958 when the devil appeared in Tooreen dancehall, Co. Mayo. Although cheek-to-cheek dancing was forbidden by the priests, the gathered throng had never witnessed this kind of lustful dancing before
1.30 pm The Guard
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